Cullen Telfer Wins California Rodeo Salinas Xtreme Bulls, Moves to Twelfth in PRCA Standings
In a thunderous showdown at the Salinas Sports Complex, Cullen Telfer seized the California Rodeo Salinas Xtreme Bulls bull‑riding title, earning $15,694 and leaping to twelfth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world standings.
The event opened with a high‑scoring round that saw the crowd roar as TJ Gray rode Peanut, the All In Pro Rodeos bull, to an 89‑point score. That blistering performance not only topped the round but also earned Gray a $5,555 payday. Hudson Bolton and Lane Vaughan followed closely, each matching a score of 86 points for $3,704 apiece. Trent Ferreir finished fourth with 85 points ($2,037), Scott Wells took fifth with 84 points ($1,296), and both Josh Frost and Cullen Telfer tied for sixth, each clocking 83.5 points and earning $833. Qynn Andersen closed the round with 83 points for $556.
The final round flipped the script. Eight riders were tasked with staying on their bulls for a full eight seconds, but only Telfer succeeded. He took on Four Star Rodeo’s Chucks Boy and delivered an 88.5‑point ride, the highest score of the round, for a $9,306 payday. That decisive performance also secured him the event championship.
Telfer’s two‑round average of 172 points was the highest of the night. The PRCA rewards the top average with an additional $5,555, bringing his total earnings for the evening to $15,694. According to a Yahoo Sports report, the win pushed him up a few spots in the world standings, landing him twelfth.
In the average standings, Gray finished second with a 89‑point average for $4,259. Vaughan and Bolton tied for third with 86‑point averages, each taking home $2,593. Ferreir, Wells, Frost, and Andersen rounded out the rankings.
The California Rodeo Salinas is a cornerstone of the PRCA circuit. The event traces its roots back to 1911, when a Wild West show took place on the site of an old race track. In 2008 it earned a place in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. The Salinas Sports Complex, the venue for the Xtreme Bulls contest, has long hosted high‑money bull‑riding shows.
The Xtreme Bulls series is one of the PRCA’s premier standalone bull‑riding events of the summer. With other high‑pay contests—such as Cheyenne Frontier Days and the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo—still ahead, the battle for a spot in the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) remains fierce.
Rodeo Roundtable will continue to track the standings and spotlight standout performances as the season unfolds. For now, Cullen Telfer’s victory at Salinas marks a significant milestone in his career and a key moment in the 2026 PRCA bull‑riding season.
